Area Obituaries

Richard Carroll Miller Richard Carroll Miller 86, of Mesa, Arizona passed away Saturday February 11, 2023 at 10:40 PM.  The son of Leland and Pauline Miller (Casady), he was born January 27, 1937 on the family farm 3 miles east of Queen City, Missouri. On May 24, 1997, he was united in marriage to Anita…

l of Stover, MO passed away in his home after a long battle with illness, with his wife Debra at his side. Bob married Debra Bulen on September 30, 1978. To this union two sons were born, Jason Gunnell of Laurie, MO and Joseph Gunnell of Kansas City, MO. Bob is survived by his wife,…

Beverly Ann (Tallman) Ayer October 2, 1935-June 30, 2022 Beverly Ann (Tallman) Ayer, eighty-six of Lake Ozark, Missouri passed away at her home on June 30, 2022. The daughter of Charles Austin and Wilma (Butts) Tallman, she was born in Lancaster, Missouri on October 2, 1935.  Ann was a graduate of the Lancaster High School…

Tammy Jo Piatt December 3, 1965 – July 1, 2022 Tammy Jo Piatt, 56 of Glenwood, Missouri passed away at her home on July 1, 2022. The daughter of Rozel Joe and Mary Ann (Wilcox) Piatt, she was born on December 3, 1965 in Bloomfield, Iowa.  Tammy attended Schuyler R-I High School in Lancaster, Missouri. Tammy…

Jesse Lee Shively February 25, 1984 – January 2, 2022                 Jesse Lee Shively, 37 of rural Lancaster, Missouri passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Missouri.  He lived most of his life in Schuyler County, Missouri.  He passed with his loving wife, children and mother by his…

Marjorie Faye (Winn) McFarland, 75, of Kirksville, Missouri passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at 3:33 p.m. The daughter of Silas Lee Oren and Jewell Alberta (Anders) Winn, she was born on July 28, 1945, in Downing, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Darrell York…

Robert Mollick, age 76, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away June 17, 2021, after a courageous battle with renal failure. The son of Charles Gottlieb Mollick and Julia Marie (Swanson) Mollick, Robert was born June 10, 1945, in Kirksville. He attended Kirksville public schools, until moving to the family farm in Greentop, Missouri. He graduated from…

Ruth Jeanette (Franklin) Hays, 94, was born in Kansas City, Kansas. Born prematurely, and weighing a few mere pounds at birth, her survival was in question; ironically, she outlived all of her siblings and cousins of her generation. Ruth’s family initially lived in Livonia, Missouri , but she grew up in Glenwood, Missouri. She attended…

Patricia Ann Conley, 70, of Kirksville passed away Friday, June 4, 2021, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri. Patricia is the daughter of Pearl and Betty (Dorman) Johnson and was born August 28, 1950, in Kirksville. Patricia was united in marriage to Claude Conley in Greentop, Missouri. Patricia is survived by her husband…

Phyllis Loraine (Martin) Comstock, 89, of Memphis, Missouri, formerly of Downing, Missouri, went home to be with her sweet Jesus and her sweetheart, Junior, on Sunday, January 17, 2021, after contracting COVID-19 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis, Missouri. The daughter of Minor Franklin and Beulah Ruth (Eiffert) Martin, she was born on…